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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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Rain of Coal Dust

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 10 December 1910 · page 5

As a result of the explosion at the Killingworth colliery, there was a rain of coal dust during the night for a radius of two miles of the mine. In some places yesterday morning…

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Mining Manager's Worries

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 December 1910 · page 4

Mr. Greenaway, the missing manager of the Chaffinch mine, was found lying under a tree three miles from the mine, in a state of collapse. He is…

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Diamond Mines

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 December 1910 · page 3

The diamond mines at Pine Ridge are going to cause a big stir in the hear future, if all we hear from parties interested is the truth. Mr. M'Kenna and…

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Bullfinch Bonanza. Richness of Parent Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 December 1910 · page 4

The one bright spot in the drab-colored scene enacted in connection with the Great Chaffinch fizzle is the remarkable ore being won from the Bullfinch…

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Colliery Disaster. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 2

A terrible disaster has occurred at the Bellevue colliery, in Vancouver. Owing to An explosion 45 miners were entombed in the mine. A rescue party…

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The Price of Coal. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 2

A meeting of the colliery proprietors of Newcastle and Maitland districts was held in Sydney on Friday last, when the selling price of coal for the…

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Gold Find in Wagga District. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 2

Considerable excitement has been caused throughout the Wagga district by reports concerning McLean's gold find at Grong Grong. A local resident…

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The Bodangora Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 December 1910 · page 3

Mr. Jenkins, manager of the Bodangora mine, is now on the spot, and the underground manager is engaged on general clearing-up work, erecting…

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Queen Bee Mine

The Cobar Herald · Friday 16 December 1910 · page 5

Report for two weeks ending 3rd December, 1910:— Development and prospecting work carried out during past two weeks at 570…

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Mining. Good Find at C.S.A.

The Cobar Herald · Friday 16 December 1910 · page 5

News comes to hand of a good find at C.S.A. mine, the best in copper since its inception. At the 456ft level on the east side of the…

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Miners' Conference

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 December 1910 · page 4

The Miners Conference directed the Aberdaire minors to resume work pending the action of the Conciliation Board…

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Mine Explosion

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 17 December 1910 · page 5

Twenty-two persons were killed and 25 entombed as a result of a mine explosion at Tacoms, Virginia…

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Latest Telegrams. International. London, December 15. Colliery Disaster

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 December 1910 · page 4

Twenty-two miners have been killed and twenty-six entombed in a colliery disaster at Virginia…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 20 December 1910 · page 2

Unless the rent due on the under-mentioned gold leases is paid within 30 days from December 7th, such leases will be cancelled:—Premier…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 December 1910 · page 3

The despatch of 9 tons of very rich looking ore to Cobar for treatment on behalf of the Budgerygar North copper mine has revived…

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Cobar-coronation Mining Syndicate

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 December 1910 · page 5

Managing director reports to date, 21st December, 1910:— Sunk main shaft a further distance of 19 feet; present depth 219…

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Mining. the New Eldorado Co

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 December 1910 · page 5

The chairman and secretary of the above company have just returned from a visit to the mine. A fair sample of are taken for two feet…

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Latest Cablegrams. Colliery Disaster. 350 Men Entombed. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 December 1910 · page 4

An explosion took place in the Pretoria colliery pit at Bolton, Lancashire, on Tuesday. The explosion occurred at 8 a.m. It shook the neighborhood,…

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Cablegrams. Terrible Mining Calamity. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 24 December 1910 · page 5

Further particulars concerning the explosion at the Huston coal mine, Bolton, Lancashire, shows that the fire is raging, and it is feared that few will be saved…

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The Bolton Colliery Disaster. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1910 · page 4

Witnesses at the inquest on the victims of the Bolton mine disaster stated that some of the miners had complained of gas and the heated condition of the…

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